Extremism in the defense of Liberty is no vice. And . . . moderation in the pursuit of Justice is no virtue.— Barry Goldwater
First they came for the Communists, but I was not a Communist so I did not speak out. Then they came for the Socialists and the Trade Unionists,
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The only purpose for which power can be rightfully exercised over any member of a civilized community, against his will, is to prevent harm to others. His own good, either physical or moral, is not sufficient warrant.
— John Stuart Mill, On Liberty, Chapter 1
Liberty not only means that the individual has both the opportunity and the burden of choice; it also means that he must bear the consequences of his actions and will receive praise or blame for them.— Friedrich Hayek
Extremism in the defense of Liberty is no vice. And . . . moderation in the pursuit of Justice is no virtue.— Barry Goldwater
Eternal vigilance is the price of liberty – power is ever stealing from
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The notion that the church, the press, and the universities should serve the state is essentially a Communist notion … In a free society these institutions must be wholly free — which is to say that their function is to serve as checks upon the state.— Alan Barth
In a country well governed, poverty is something to be ashamed of. In a country badly governed, wealth is something to be ashamed of.— Confucius
Never do anything against conscience even if the state demands it.— Albert Einstein
Under a government which imprisons any unjustly, the true place for a just man is also in prison.— Henry David Thoreau
The free market is the only mechanism that has ever been discovered for achieving participatory democracy.— Milton Friedman, Introduction to the Fiftieth Anniversary Edition of The Road to Serfdom
To be controlled in our economic pursuits means to be controlled in everything— Friedrich Hayek
In war, the stronger overcomes the weaker. In business, the stronger imparts strength to the weaker.— Frederic Bastiat
The “private sector” of the economy is, in fact, the voluntary sector; and…the “public sector” is, in fact, the coercive sector.— Henry Hazlitt
If you put the federal
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